Cutting and folding machine.



H. M. BARBER. CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

2g .5; Q4 3 M Z APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1906.

H. M, BARBER. CUTTING AND FOLD'NG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 1906 I0 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented July 25, 1916.

H. M. BARBER. CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZB, I906. l 9 92,Q62, Patented July 25, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1906.

Rg @W? H. M" BARBER.

CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, I906.

Patented J 1113* 25, 1916,

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H. M. BARBER. CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICA'HON FILED JUNE 26, 1906. 4 v v Patented- July 25, 1916.

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CUTTING VAND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATIQN man JUNE 26.1906.

1,192,262. Patented July 1916.

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H. M. BARBER. c urrmcs AND'FOLDING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FI LEU JUNE 26,1905. 1,192,262. Patented July 25, 1916.

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H. M. BARBER.

mums/mu FOLDING MACH INE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1906. I y

Patented July 20, 1916.

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cumwg AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1906. I

Patented July 20, 191(1.

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OF DELAWARE,

CUTTING Ali?!) it 'tllhliilhml MAUHXEIJ.

ii pccifioetion 02 Letters Patent.

i ntentecl Joly Application filefl Jlunc 26, ions. eerie]. l lo.

To (all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, Hownno M. BARBER, c citizen of the United States, and resident of Stonington, in the county of New London. and State of Connecticut, here invented it new and useful Improvement in Cutting and Folding: lilzichinee, of which the following is a specification.

In the production of a, magazine or periodical from n press it has frequently been impossihle to obtain the proper combination of sheets from the press alone to provide for the number of pages required in the said magazine or perioclieeh Thechject of this present invention is to provide sepornte sources of extra sheet supply placed adjacent to the cutting, collecting and folding machine and providing antomatic sheet feeding mechanism for each of said separate sources of extra sheet supply whereby; the extra sheets may be fed at the proper time into position to be assembled with the sheets from the press, the assembling of the extra sheet or sheets with the sheets from the press being accomplishecl be fore the sheets are stitched and given their final fold.

It is intenchnl that the extra sheet feeding mechanisms shall he so timed with respect to the mechanism for feeding the sheets from the press that the sheets from the separate sources of sheet supply may he nsecl as "111 sert sheetsor as cover sheets as may be desired. In the present case I have shown two wrote sources of extra sheet supply for the purpose of illustrating the ope 'ntion of my invention.

lo the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a. view in side elevation of a portion Ol the cutting. collecting and folding machine in (heating the geared connections between the sore :11 ports; Fig. l is a detail section taken inside the frame showing the collecting and transfer cylinderstheir adjacent parts and the cams for operating the grippers on the transfer cylinder; Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the portion of the machine shown in Fig. 1, taken in the line ,A-A of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a detail section showing in top plan the mechanism for controlling the operation of the collecting cylinder: Fig. 2 is a detail sectional ""lGW taken in the plane of the line B-B of plane of the 2, "with the collecting and transfer c *linclers shown in broken lines and the tin incler gear shown in clotted lines" (leteil sirle view of port of the for ccntrollir he operm ing cylinder; e portion of the machine shown in h in". 1; i in: 4i is e vertical section taken in the plane the line L -U of Fig. l; $3 is en eiie. sicn of the view shown in Fig. 1 from the line 5--5; Fig. is an extension of the View shown in Fg. from the iine 6-6; Fig". 7 is a vertical sec on through the ports show n in Fig. 6 telien in the plane of the line -U or Fig. 5 which forms an extension of the line til-i) of Fig. l; 7 is n detail "view of the envil cam which controls the operation of the stapling mechanism; Fig 8 is a View in side elevation forming an ex tension of the views shown in Figs. 3 and 6, taken from the line 8-6-88. 9 is a view of the principal portion of the driving nicchei'iisrn oi the machine, the portion of the machine shown corresponding with that shown in '"Z; 10 is a sectional View showing one oi the joggers and its operating mechanism in top plan; Fig. 11 is :1 ehle View of the some; Fig. 12 is e vertical sec tion token in the plane of the line E lfi of F 10, showing: the jogp'er in its lowered position; 13 is a similar View showing the jogger in its raised position; Fig. 14:

is a oleteil section taken in the plane of the line F-F of 15 1g. 10.nncl Fig. 15 is at face View of the coin Ior operatlng the oggers.

The cutting, collecting ancl folding me'-- chine which is illustrated in the accompanysing drawings is one which is adapted for use in connection with e perfecting printing press of the rotary type. The side frames of the machine are denoted by l and "2, in

the top of Which sicle frames there are mounted in suitable hearings Web feeding rollers 3, 4r, 5 6, around which are led the web tapes 7. A pair of rotary smoothedged cutters 8, 9, are mounted in the side frames 1 and 2 in position to receive the Web as it is fed from the feeding rollers 5, 6. The s eecl of the rotary cutters is tinned Withrespect to the speed of the Web feeding rollers as follows. Gears 3.01 11 of the rotary cutters 8, 9, mesh with each other end the gear 10 meshes with a, gear 12 which in turn meshes with n,

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gear 13 on the feeding 'roller 4. Gears 14, 15, connect the rollers 3. 4 and gears 16, 17, connect the rollers 5, 6. An intermediate idler gear 18 connects the gear 15.with the gear 16. a

Sheet guides 19, 20 are mounted in the side frames 1 and 2 in position to direct the sheets from the rotary cutters 8, 9, intoposition to be engaged by a set of grippers 21 carried by a transfer cylinder 22 also mounted in the side frames 1 and 2. A deliverycylinder 23 is mounted in the side frames 1 and 2 and is provided with a set of grippers 24 arranged to successively receive .theadvance edges of a group of two sheets and deposit the same on to tapes 25 which are arranged to carry the group of two sheets to the sheet receiving table 26. These tapes 25 pass around rollers 27, 28, 29, suitably mounted in the side frames '1 and'2.

A plurality of slitters are mounted in the side frames 1 and 2 in position to slit the groups of sheets While on the delivery cylinder. In the present instance I have shown three of these slitters so that .each

' group of two sheets is divided into four 4 groups as they are fed on to thetable 26.

Mechanism is provided for controlling the movement of the grippers 21 on the transfer structed as follows: A cam provided with a long surface 31 and a short surface 32 has a laterally sliding movement on studs 33, 34, projecting from the side frame 2. which cam is moved by a twoermed rock lever mounted on a lug 35 of'the frame 2, one arm 36 of which rock lever is engaged with the laterally movable cam 31, 32, and the other arm 37 of which lever is provided with a stud. 38 which is fitted to travel in an irregular groove 39 of a rotary cam '40 fixed to the shaft of the delivery cylinder 23. The long surface 31 or the short surface 32 of the laterally movable cam may be brought into position to engage the. truck roller 41 of the set 9f grippers 21 at the proper'times so that during one revolution of. thetransfer cylinder 22, the truck roller 41 is caused to travel over the short surface 32 and during the next revolution the said roller is caused to travel over the long surface 31 of the said cam. a y

The truck roller 42 of the set of grippers 24 on the delivery cylinder 23 is caused to A travel over the stationary cam 43 on the side frame 1 for causing the grippers to open to receive the advance edges of two sheets from the grippers 21 of the transfer cylinder 22. second stationary cam 44 is carried by the side frame 1 in position to engage the truck roller 42 and cause the grippers 24 to open to deliver the collected group of two sheets on to the tapes 25 to be fed on to the sheet receiving table 26.

The four groups of two sheets may he brought into proper register on the sheet receiving table 26 before they are assembled by the folding mechanism. A sheet stop 45 is located along the outer end of the sheet 'receiving table 26 in position to receive the outer edges of the four groups of two sheets. A plurality of jogger-s are arranged to be brought above the plane of the'table in position to strike the inner edges of the four groups of sheets. These joggers are denoted by 46 and they are atlixed to a cross shaft 47 which is mounted to rock in the outer ends or rock-arms 48 affixed to a rockshaft 49' mounted in the side frames 1 and 2. These joggers 46 are moved above and below the plane of the table 26 by providing the rock shaft 49 with an arm 50 having a depending rod 51 provided at its lower end with a yoke '52 which embraces the central cross shaft 53 of the machine so as to guide the arm 51 in its vertical movements. A cam 54 is fixed to the rotary shaft 53, which cam is provided with a face groove 55 in which a stud roller 56 carried by the rod 51 is located. The shape of this groove 55 is such that the shaft 49 will be rocked to raise and lower the joggers 46 at the proper times.

An independent rocking movement is imparted to the'joggers 46 by providing the arm 57 fixedto the cross shaft 47, with a cam surface- 58 arranged to engage with a laterally sliding spring actuated tripping arm 59 mounted in the side frame 1. The inner end of the scam surface 58 on the arm 57 is located adjacent to the vertical wall 60 of a recess 61. A spring 62 is arranged between a lug 63 on the side frame 1 and a shoulder '64 carried by a sliding pin (if) hinged to the arm 57, which spring tends to return the arm andthereby the joggcrs -l-6 to the limit of their forward movement.

The laterally sliding tripping arm 59 is provided with a spring 66 tending to hold the arm in the path of the jogg 1' arm 5?. The top of this tripping arm 59 is provided with a cam surface 67 which is arranged to co-act :with the wall 60 of the recess 61 in the arm 57, which wall is arranged at an angle so that as the arm 57 is lowered it will force the arm 59 inwardly out of its path.

From the above description it will be seen that as the arm 57 is raised, the joggers 46 will lie swung rearwardly until theyarc permitted to snap back by the passing of the cam surface 58 beyond the arm 5 A train of spur gears 68, 69, 70, 70* connects the spur gear 71 on the delivery cylinder 23 with the main drive spur gear 72 M 30 zhe cross 2112158; Y3 moumed in the side frames 1 mini $2 which spur gear 72 may be drivm .fzmn any suianable means from the h 2M; shawl herein The spur gear 71 hes "with 2L spur gear 72* whiuh in mm meshes 'wih spur m 73* fixed to the. M f the m'i-auy cii'sfter 9., the spur ggezu' if-B on mid shaiftof the minty cutter 9, in

' to the am of the rotary cutter 8. The spilr @0212. "Z1 @150 meshes with a spur gear 75 nifi ei to the immffir cylinder with sfimls 83. arranged to travel 'mowes 8 L. in the faces 0f cams a a med? to a rotary cross shaft 88 IE in :suiabZe hearings in the side and Afijmvsnt fi -shaped m, we. 0;; aite skies of the same are ci 'msiihively I'Ofblfigd. feeding pu'fleys 9O wwfied by thaw Ewe? :mrs 9L 92, of

' fed at $3 9% upper wins 55 Yew studs 3% 98 A. 0 have? in penpim cam qrmwces 99 100 a? cams N1, 102 21, 1036. 50 rmiimhe with 11' $215K;

pmsitivd wimain fleecing par 0 are m s-1mm" in 55516 Emmi? arms mci; hwars pi'mierli mi 19?, 108,

.2 arranged MIzmvel was 1L3 114 in cams Nah the crass shaft :rvoilmrs 11?, 118 am located Arli- 1:51 slim uick; 'b-Ye'iww the mble in @beimwem "them vibes adfier m grmlps 6% We shmits {each v z'mchine utmi feed fiqem b6 l ving tapes; 1:21., 222, which 955 the sheets on is w sizisciixer feeding rollers 11.9, 120 are 54 in remive oawe-e11 them 1e adjacent side of the maker (5W9 un 51w" of "(mm each and fee/d he said 64'3" bst'ween sheet carrying tapes 124%, 55253 whim tapas in turn fem} he sheats On is i ha sizitchsz 'i-abjfe, 123 Where flue bur gmmps {mm each are ssmnirfed 0- 6m mica? 'ying tapes 121. pass arsunfii pulleys 12G beneai h ihe feeding ro'i'iers 117, 118; pulleys 127' adjacsnbto the upper and of-the stitchei' table 123 and idler pulleys 128. Tim sheet carrying, tapes 12:2 pass around pulieys 12$ baneath the feedix'lg 1'0H ers 117, 118 a 1011 130 adjacent ii) the upper end of the s eitcher liable 123-a11d immune diate idler pulleys 181. The sheet carrying tapes 12% pass armmdpulleys 132 beneath the feeding rollers 119, 120, pulleys 133 adjacent to the u1;pe1-m1d of the stitcher table 123 and intem'nediate idler pulleys 13%. The sheet carrying; tapes 1'25 pass around pulleys 135 ban /21th flue fe a-ding rollers 11-), 120, pulleys 13G spaced :1 short (fist-{1.110% Ma c-we the upper and. 01 the stiitsher table-123 and ainund intermediate ikaz pulleys 137. Guides 138 139 are am'angeci between Hm fefiding'mllers 11?, 118 and the tape puUeys; 1%, 1529 Guides Mfljhll are arranged i etwegn the feaiing TQHGFS 119 12! anti the "ape pulleys 132. 135. Guides 1 143 am :u'range in position to direci $116 was groups of "iJWO sheets frum their CSL'ZI 1mg tapes an to fihe aztii'cher able 123.

The cross shaft 88 chiven from the fie livery cyiinder gear ?1 through 5pmgears 144 145 A cross shaft 146 is: suii'ahly mounted in the side frames which crass shaft is driven from the spur gear 1 1-5 fin'eugh spur gear 14-7, 148, 143. Th8 cross shafi M6 is provided with a ham gear connection 150, 151 with the shaft 0f 711e, feeding EOHEI 117 and a similar bevel gear Gui"- ing' cennection 152, 153 with the feeding mile}- 120. Tha roller 11.7 has a, span gem driving connection 154 with ''ts other roller and the roller 120 has :1 5pm grvm' wnnectinn 1136. 15? with iis nther miier 119. Rotary mnvmnmlt is; impzu'cod to the fQidEUQ pulley 89 from iilQWQHQr 11? through a train of spur gears 15 160. Rotary movement .is imparted to the fmu'iingx puilvy 0U fi-nm the fwding yofler 1% through :1 train m spur gears 1G1 162. 163. Siiniiafly the feeding puHeys 10 104- are driven from the feeding roiiers 119. 12G {in-mug trains 01'" spur gears 16%. E66 and M37, 168, 169 respectively. The sl'1eet cz11'r ing tape pufl eys 12%. 129 are driven frmn the feeding mile! mar 15% 311-0115411 a train u'f spur gears Simflm'ly the sheet carrying mp5 puHe *s 132. are dyivml fmm the feeding r0119?) gear 1563 611-0113}; 21 min 0% spur gsars l'Z'L 17%, 12 5.

A sheet stop 176 is arrangednearthe10w 2- 9nd of the stitcher table 1933, which sheet M 01) is arranged in position to be breughtin'm engagmlem with the table for engzging the swim ace edges of the assembled sheet and to b moved. away from thetraljwle for releasing the colieciefi group of sheets at a prefiet-crminsd fimsr. The mechamsm far operatin" this she/at amp compflses a emu 177 on F '1": a, mun Email, 1Z8 Much (EH11 5Z4 3 51;139:138 21 stud 179 on a longitudinally movable connecting rod 180, the upper endof which is connected to one arm 181 of a rock lever pivotcd at 182, another arm183 of which lever carries the sheet stop 176. A third arm 18% of said rock lever is under the influence of a spring 185 tending to hold the sheet stop in engagement with he carrier table and the connecting rod 180 at the limit of its downward movement with itsstud 179 in engagement with the periphery of the cam 177.

Any well known or approved stitching mechanism might be employed. for stitching it the assembled sheets together. In the present instance the stitcher anvil is denoted by 186, the movement of which anvil is controlled by a cam 187 on the cam shaft 178, through a longitudinally movable connecting rod '188'having a stud roller 189 bearing against the periphery of the cam 127, the upper end of which connecting rod is connected to one arm 190 of a rock lever pivoted at 191. another arm 192 of which is connectcd by a link 193 to the anvil 186. A third arm 191 of this rock lever is under the influence of a spring 195 tending to force the stitchcr anvil toward the stitcher table and the connecting rod 188 at the limit of its downward movement with its stud roller 189 in engagement with. the periphery of its cam 1.87.

Mechanism is provided for feeding the assembled group of sheets from the stitcher table after they have been stitched and after the sheet stop has been raised, which mechanism in the present instance COIl'iPllSGS the following. Positively driven friction rollers 196 are located beneath the stitcher table 123, which rollers are arranged to coact with friction rollers 197 arranged above the stitchcr table, the rollers 197 being arranged to be brought into and out of engagcnicnt with the upper surface of the assembled group of sheets by mounting these rollers in arms 198 of a lever' pivotcd at 1.99, another arm. 200 of which lever is attached to the upper end of a longitu inally movable connecting rod 201, the lowe l end of which is provided with stud rolld r 202 arrangedto travel in the groove 203 of.- a box cani l. An upper set of feeding rolls 205', 206 is arranged above and below the stitcher table rcspectiv ily, in position to receive the assembled group of sheets as they are fed on to the table. A lower set of feeding rolls 207, 208 are arranged above and below the stitchcr table in position to feed the assembled group of sheets to the final folder after they have been stitched. The means for driving the upper and lower sets of feeding rolls and the intermediate set of feeding rolls is as follows. The shaft 78 has a bevel gear connection 209, 210 with a short cross as shaft 53, which cross shaft is provided" with folded.

' mes es a spur gear 212 which is connected to the intermeshing gears 213, 214 of the rolls 205, 206, through an intermediate gear 215. The gear 216 of the rollers 196 is driven from the gear 214: through an intermediate gear 217. The intermeshing gears 218, 2-19 of the lower set of feeding rolls 207, 208 are driven from the gear 216 through an intermediate gear 220. V

The roll 130 around which the sheet carrying tapes 122 pass is driven from the spur gear 215 by providing theshaft of the roll 130 with a spur gear 221 which gear mesh s with an intermediate gear 222 which in turn meshes with the gear 215. so

After leaving the stitcher table, the assembled group of sheets are given their final fold and then delivered. In the present instance the stitclier table 123 is extend -ed horizontally at its lower end to form the '85 folding table 223. The sheet carrying tapes 224 are arranged to coact with the sheet carrying tapes 225 for carrying the assembled group of sheets into position on the folding table to be folded. The sheet carrying tapes 221 pass around pulleys 226, 227, 228. The sheet carrying tapes 225 pass around pulleys 229, 230. These tapes are driven from the pulleys 226 and 229 by the shafts of said pulleys with internieshing gears 231, 232, the gear 232 intermeshing with the intermediate gear 220 herein before referred to. A sheet stop 233 is arranged on the ta ble 223 in position to engage the advance edges of the assembled group of sheets when 10sthe sheets are brought into position to be The folding mechanism shown herein is substantially like that shown in United States Patent No. 736.031 dated August 11, 1903, entitled machinery for fold- 1'05 ing paper or other fabrics and arranged to deliver the folded group of sheets on to a pocket carrier of any well known and ap proved form, such for instance, as that shown in the patent above referred to.

lhe folding blade is denoted by 234 and it is arrangedto coact with spring grippers 235. The pocket carrier is denoted by 236 and it travels around the. dmmmev, and is so arranged that the successive pock- 11-5 ets in the carrier will be brought into position to receive the assembled group of sheets from the grippers 235 at predetermined intervals.

The principal parts of the mechanism for operating the folder are constructed and arranged as follows: A vertical shaft 239 is driven from the cross shaft 73 through a bevel gear connection 240, 2 11. The lower end of this shaft 239 has a bevel gear con- 12 5 nection 242, 2&3, withthe cross shaft 178. This cross shaft has a bevel gear connection 214, 245 with a. short shaft 245, which shaft in turn has a spur gear connection 247, 2 18 with a crank shaft 249. This crank 1%;

conno'izining rods 251 T. payxs of the drive for giving an inimiilifitont movemonfi: 1'60 tho nockot cam-i0? m comsrucfied and zumngod o's fol- Rows: .mo shaft 'ms o boxo goal C011" moot-ion $33, with a sha'i; which shaft halo a spin commotion 256 with. a Kongitladhkai shaffi258, "which shaft in imrn has a spur gem? colmciiion 22W, 269 with a shafi 7W1 WI-{i011 oow jfls lho timing of a Tool; mm so shoi: 5314i took om: will move the pooxzot carrior w; a profiotormimd time tlnough the inflliaenoo oifo periphoml cam which is m'izmgofl 53o engage a om; loner 264- on said am; Ems a trod. 265 provided with a rock in magngomenfi; with a pinion Q6? zu'mngofii' to be CODHBQ'BGC]; to the drmn 238 through a. paw 268 mod :1 two-toothed ratchot Q69- Means al'o pl'ovidiod for feodil'lg sheets from s ribpzu'ate sources of sheet supply to be used \F'QiHSQI't 01'" cover Sheets as may no desired, which means is. axramgod to feed'the said slwous into position to be assembled with sheets fron'l tho pross; baforo the shoots are stitched, and given their final fohi. This means consin'ucced and arranged as follows: 'lFWo shout fouling machine-o are 10- mtwl in proximity to tho cutting and fold- ,1 n'nmhinofi the framing of one of the sheet 'odir" nzz'chines being denoted by and the mung of 116 oth ov nmcmne by 84/219 The sllppiy of sheos on Ehe tabie 2% of one nmohljl'm is denoted by 2T3 and th s supply of sheets; on the M1319 274.- of ifno other mar chino is donotof! @975. A shoot feeding device 727R: :umngd in position to food the top shoot of tho shgref supply 273 botween the two sets of smotcarrying taposflfi, 278. This; shook feedRng device976is oifimy Wei]. :itmnvn. and npmovd form and is operated at prodovivrminod intervals from a, rotary cam shaft 2'?!) (Iiriven in proper time with respect to the cutting and folding machine. A shoot fomlingz; devise "280 of any well known and :avppx'ovod iiorm is :urmxged to '11 l the mp sheet. from the sheet supply 2Y5 befmveem two sets of; tapes 281, 232, which shoot feeding device is oprated at predetermimwl intermis from a rotaryoam shaft on in propov time with respect 0 and 'FM: n'mobineu v ing mime-o 2'5! pass; armmc i to it? oheet supply 273, adjacent 0 "Hu a upper om; of tho oh? 1i53,'0(l' i sorn'xediato pu fleys 1111601 mdinte pnl loyo E2387, uurzi yi so Mound ;uppzyj2 7 pulleys 290. mo Mound supply 275 xerefrom and Toe- This mm 262" math in'to'rmediafio ic'iio'? pulloys Tho shoot oan'ying mpos 2&2 pass around pulloys 29- adjacom; to the sheet supply 52/35 pulleys QSS-adjocont fio tho pulleys 2% and 0V6}? intormedioto idiot pulloys 296 The shoot corw lying tapas 949? poss groom? tho pulleys 292 and pulleys 59,98 and bonooizh intermediate idiorpulloys 299. Shoot carrying tapes 300 pass around the pulloys 295i pulleys 301 and ovorintormodimne iofler pufio ys 302. The 2'5 sheet-carrying tapes 303 pass &}*.'GIZI1& the pulleys 301 am? the pulleys 3% mo beneath inter'mediaio idlor pulleys 305 A wide 306 is arrangod in posiaiomao rocoivo o osheofisfrom botwoon the 29? 3% nhey have am @112 pulleys 238 and iroo; 11m shoots be tween tho Bayes 2?? and, A voids 30? is arranged? in osikion to (iii? .o shoots as may loom isopos 2T8 harried. along on file tmws 2W, boflWoe-n mpao $5 2'2? and 303. M ohanism for drivimg these mp3s, is as follows; The shafi'fififi to which film 5pm gear- 52322 is fixed has a have gear commotion 3G9, 310 with one ondof o shaft 311, the who? one? of hioh mo; has a have 901 gear connection 312,313 "wlh @bhe shaft-of the roliers 28% foz driving "the shoot oorrying tapes 277 at tho and, afijfififik'fifko the supply 273, Thio shaft 308 has a, spur gear commotion 3% 2-315 Wiih the slmfi; of tabs pulleys 304. Tim shaft of the pulleys 304: has a spur gm commotion 31o, 31%With the shaft of the roflors This 5pm game 316 also moshes with spur gems 2-318, 819 on the shafts 0:2 the rollers 136 and 133 respectively 106 and the gem; 319 mooho with a gear 320 on the shaft of tho rofior's 127. "It will thus be soon that the portions of the tapes adjacent to the upper and of 611%; stitchor table, are driven by this last described connection.

The shaft 146 has above} gear driving connection 321, with. tho shaft oftho ro1lors'291 for the purpose of driving the sheet carryingtopes 281 at this point.

In operation the Web as it como from the oz'fecting press is fed along by the tapes"? 4 oiween the feeding roliei's B, 4: and. the

feeding rollers 5, 6. From thence the web is fed down between tho rotary cutters 8, 9 until the advance edge of the web is engaged 115 by the grippors 21 of thetmnsferoy1inder22. The transier oylimier is so timed that it will oolloct a, group of two sheets thenoon and then transfer the some to the grippers 24E:

on the delivery cylimmr 23. This; delivery oy1in&er 23 is arranged to deposit the group of two sheets on to tho 25, whioh tapes am arranged to com-y the group of two shoots on to the sheds roooiving tabio 26., Y

The roup of two sheets is slit into four 1555' of two sheets each. The four groups of two sheets each may be brought into proper register on the sheet receiving table 26 by the joggers hereinbefore described which arearranged to be brought below the plane of the table 26 as the groups of sheets are carried on to the table by the tapes 25 and are arranged to be brought above the p ane of the table in position to direct the inner edges of the four groups of two sheets each when the outer edges of the same are in enga ement with the stop 45. As soon as the four groups of two sheets each have been brought into proper register on the sheet receiving table, they may be assembled as follows: Both sets of feeding rollers 117, 118 and 119, 120 and their feeding pulleys 89, 90 and 103, 104- rotate continuously but are only brought into contact with each other at such times as pendent sheet it is necessary to start and feed thesheets down between the feeding rollers on to the two sets of sheet carrying tapes 121 122 and 124, 125. The adjacent edges of two groups of two sheets each at one side of the machine are deflected and caused to pass down between the rollers 117, 118 by the downward movementof the V-shaped guide at the proper time. Similarly, the V- shaped guide 81 is moved downwardly for deflecting the adjacent edges of the other two oups of two sheets each and causing the s eets to pass down between the rollers 119, 120. These two groups of two sheets each are brought together and delivered on to the stitcher table 123, the advance edges of all of the sheets being broughtinto proper register by engaging the sheet stop It is frequently the case that the magazine or periodical to be produced contains more pages or such a number of pages that it is impossible to obtain the proper combination of sheets from the press alone. The proper numberof sheets can be produced by feeding to and combining with the four groups of two sheets each on the stitcher table, sheets from independent sources of sheet supply.' These additional sheets may be either two insert sheets or one insert sheet and a cover sheet. These sheets are brought down from their separate sources of sheet supply by the feeding mechanism hereinbefore described, which. mechanism maybe properly timed to bring the sheets into the proper position with respect to the assembled group of sheets from the press. One very important feature of this indefeeding arrangement is that it makes it not only possible but practicable to feed previously printed dry covers and inserts, one or both, which sheets may be in one or more colors, without the possibility of the same smutting' or offsetting. This advantageous result would be impossible if the colored cover or the insert was printed ing-bars.

ineaaea at the same time either on the main or a supplement press.

After the additional sheets from the sepa I rate sources of sheet supply have been PIOP'\ erly combined with the assembled sheets from the press, the stitcher may be brought into operation to stitch the same together. The sheet stop 176 is then raisedassembled group is fed into proper position on the final folding' table 223. The group is then given its final fold by the grippers 235 and the stationary blade 234 and the grippers are then operated to transfer the product to the pocket carrier.

It will be seen that in the operation above web, collected group without employing formers orturn- The elimination of the formers or turning-bars enables the machine to handie and fold a magazine class of work which cannot be satisfactorily done where formers or turning-bars are employed.

It is to be understood that the several mechanisms hereinbefore desci'ibed are arranged and timed to coact with one another so as to produce the combination and assemblageof the desired number of sheets.

What I claim is: p

1. A sheet handling machine including in combination, a table, means for cutting sheets from a printed web, means for assembling the sheets and feeding them onto said table, "sheet from a separate source'of sheet supply and meansvfor feeding an extra and the 80 described the sheets are severed from the t i and slit into a plurality of' groups and then assembled into a single sheets from a printed web, means for as-.'

said table, and means for feeding extra sheets from separate sources of sheet supply onto said table to be'cornbinedthereon with the sheets ,cut from the web either as insert sheets or as cover and insert sheets ac cording to the positions of the extra sheets in the combination.

3. In a cutting and table, means for amembling a plurality of groups of sheets thereon cut from a previously printed web and means for feeding an extra sheet from a separate source of sheet supply to. be combined on the said table with sembling the sheets and feeding them onto y no a iii

folding I machine, a

its

the sheets 'cut from theprev'iously' printed web.

4. .ln acutting and folding machine, a table, means for assembling 'aplurality of groups ofsh'eets thereon cut-from a previously printed web and meansfor feeding extra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to be combined'on oil ihc said table with the sheets out from the of the so out sheets iogel hei, moons for shilling the sheets infio e plui'cliiyoi group's, means for cescmbli igg a iuriilicy of the groups of sheets'et e. pre'otermined point and means for feeding. extra eheets from a plurality oi separate sources of sheet sup- .ply to said predetermined point tobe combl'lid with the assembled groups of sheets;

means for cutting sheets from :1 previously printed Web, means for collecting 2 plum y of the so out sheets together, means eesli'tting the sheets into :1 plurality of groups of two sheets each, means for es semhling a plurality oi: the groups of two sheeifis each at a predetsrminedpoinlc and moons for feeding extra sheets from t plul'ty of separate sources of sheet supply to i predetermined point to be combined lu'lil ehe assembled groups of sheets.

8. in a cutting and folding machine, means for culling sheets from a previously printed web, a table, meonefor collecting e pluieliiy of the so cut sheets iogethetc, menus for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups, means for assembling c plurality of the gizoups of sheets on the said table and means for feeding an extra sheet from a separate source of sheet supply to said table lzo be combined with the assembled groups 7 I sheets thereon.

9. in a cueting' and folding machine, memos for cuilvin sheets f om e previously printed Web, ate hle', means'i'or collecting a plumlity of the so out sheets togethenmeans for slitting the sheets into {i plurality of groups, means for assembligig e plurality of the groups oi sheets on the said table and menus for feeding extra sheets from a pin relic of separate sources of sheet supply to said cable to be combined with the assemlolecl cups of sheets thereon.

10. In a cutting and foldingmechine, e otitcher table, meeus for assembling thereon a plurality of groups of sheets out and fed from a. previously printed Web Wish on 61%.- im sheet fed from a sepcrmte source of sheet supply, means for stitching the sheeie i ogcizher, ii final folding device and means for feeding the sheets cherei-o from lihe cfiiichcr table.

e. lo a cutting and folding machine,

meets iuirorcgisier on the stiiicher table, nieces stitching the shes e oogether, a line device and. means for feeding sheet-e thereto from the siitcher lmhlc.

13. In a coiling and folding mach-inc,

,stitcher table, means for ossen'ihliog lzhercon a plurality of groups of sheets out and fed -from a previously printed web with extra shoe fed from Separate sources of sheet supply, 21 stop for hringii'ig the eheeis iuio register on the stitcher liable, mono ior o "stitching the sheets togeiher, u. final folding device and means for feeding the sheets thereto from the si'aiizoher cable.

"ii, In e cooling and "folding machine, meelius for cutting sheets from a previously printed Web, a delivery cylinder, o, ercrosl'er cylinder lco transfer a plurality of sheets of; e time ilie delivery cylinder, t ers coaching with the delivery cylinder 1" eliciting the sheefis into a plurolii r of groups, means for assembling e plurclil y groups at a predetermined pointetod ineeus 'iorfeeding an extra shoci; from a se source of sheet supply lzo said predetc-m e point to be combined with the essemh groups of sheets.

15. In a cutting and folding machine,

means for waiting sheets from a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder, o erensfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets oi; a time to the delivery cyljndei sliiaiers co ectingwith ilie delivery cylinder for sliding the sheee inibo plurality of groups of two sheets each, mezius for assembling e plurality of'the groups oisheets at c predetermined 'point and means from a sew-mole said predetermined tioiiii; Willi elio assembled grougs siiee'ls, 16. lo c coding em}, "-ldiog means for cutting sheets i,

printed j Web,

source of sheet sun to he olv ill

ill? for feediugeu extra i inder,

theassembled groups of sheets and on to the stitcher table.

17'. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer a plurality of sheets at a time to the delivery cylinder, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups, means for assembling a plurality of groups at a predetermined point and means for feeding extra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets.

18. In 7 a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a. delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at atime to the delivery cylinder, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups of two sheets each, means for assembling a plurality of the groups of two sheets each at a predetermined point and means for feeding extra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets- 19. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a stitcher table, a delivery cyla transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time to the delivery cylinder, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a-plurality of groups of twosheets each, means for assembling the groups of sheets and means for feedingextra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to be combined with theassembled-groups of sheets and delivered on to the stitcher table. 20.v In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer a plurality of sheets at a. time to the delivery cylinder, slitters coaeting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups, means for assembling a, plurality of the groups of sheets at a predetermined point and means for feeding extra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets.

21. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time to the delivery cylinder, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups (if two sheets each, means for assembling a. plurality of the groups of two sheets each at a predetermined point and means for feeding ex delivered tra sheets from a plurality sources of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets;

22. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a sheet receiving table, a deliverycylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer a plurality of sheets at a time thereto, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a pinrality of groups, means for feeding the groups of sheets to the sheet receiving table, means for assembling a plurality of the groups of sheets at a predetermined point and means for feeding an extra sheet from a separate source of sheet supply to said pre determined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets. i I

23. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a sheet receiving table, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time thereto, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into aplurality of groups of two sheets each, groups of sheets to the sheet receiving table, means for assembling a plurality of the groups of two sheets each at a predetermined point and means for feeding an extra sheet from a separate source of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets 24. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets froma previously printed web, a stitcher table, a sheet receiving table, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time thereto, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups of two sheets each, means for feeding thegroups of sheets to the sheet receiving table, means for assembling the groups of sheets and means for feedingan extra sheet from aseparate source of sheet supply to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets and delivered on to the stitcher table.

25. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a sheet receiving table, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer twosheets at a time thereto, slit ters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups of two sheets each, means for feeding the groups of sheets to the sheet receiving table, means for assembling a plurality of the groups of two sheets each at a predetermined point and means for feeding an extra sheet from a, separate source of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets. i

of separate means for feeding the p 26. in a cutting andjfilding machine,

means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a sheet receiving table, a delivery cylinder, a transfer; cylinder arran ed to transfer a plurality of sheets at a time thereto, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups, means for feeding thegroups of sheets on to the sheet receiving table, means for assembling a plurality of the groups of sheets at a predetermined point and means for feeding extra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets.

27. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a sheet receiving table, a delit'ery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time thereto, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups of two sheets each, means for feedin the groups of sheets on to the sheet receiving tabie, means for assembling a plurality of the groups of sheets at a predetermined point and means for feeding extra sheets from a plurality of separate sources of sheet supply to said predetermined point to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets.

28. In a'cutting' and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a stltcher table, a sheet receiving table, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylin-der arranged to transfer two sheets at a time thereto, slitters coacting with the delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a pluralit of groups of two sheets each, means or feeding the groups of sheets on to the sheet receiving table, means for assembling, the groups of sheets and means for feeding extra sheets from a lurality of separate sources of sheet supp y to be combined with the assembled groups of sheets and delivered on to the stitcher table.

29. A sheet handling machine including in combination, means for associating a plu rality of sheets, means for feeding the associated sheets to a register device, means for cutting a plurality of sheets and superimposing theparts together, and means for feeding said superimposed parts to said registering device whereby said associated sheets and said superimposed parts of the severed sheets are registered with respect to each other by said registering device.

30. A sheet handling machine including in combination, means for associatinga plurality of sheets, means for cutting other sheets in two and superimposing the out parts, means for directing said associated sheets and said superimposed sheets into a pathway, whereby they become associated together, and a stop in said pathway for registering said sheets relatively to each other. i

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two witnesses, this 21st day of June A. D. 1906.

HOWARD M. BARBER.

Witnesses A. R. STILLMAN, G. BURDICK. 

